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I only spoke to Leroy once,although I had seen him alot around OLLI. We spoke on Feb 19 at the start of our class on "Ethics".Leroy spoke to me first,as I was day dreaming waiting for class to start.
We had a short but sweet conversation in which he described himself as a "school superintendent". He proudly said that his wife was across the courtyard at another OLLI class. He spoke about his children and how happy he was that 3 of the 4 lived in the area and that he took great pleasure in being around them. Looking back on this now,I remember thinking what a nice person he was and I looked forward to talking to him again.
I missed him at the next class on the 26th and was suprised to see in the paper that he had died on the 21st.
I attended his funeral and was very touched by the lovely tribute that was dedicated to him. It struck me during the service that he was way more that just a "school superintendent".
"No flower ever blossoms forever,but some are so lovely that they are never forgotten".
I pray God blesses you all in your sorrow and grief.
I found the experience of being at your church very touching. It was my first time at a Unitarian Church and I was impressed by the peaceful and loving feel to it.
Terry Waters